jpdb beta

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

7

dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit

2

to exchange; to interchange

2

mother

1

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

2

mystery; mysteriousness; secret

1

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

20

conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

1

perfect; complete

4

to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

2

to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head

2

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

3

midday; broad daylight

7

to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful

1

owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

2

be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

5

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

11

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

5

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

4

doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling

3

outward appearance; apparent

2

charming; fascinating; voluptuous

1

supple; pliant; slender; delicate; lithe; lissome

1

that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

3

steel

1

sigh; long breath

1

to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's composure; to lose one's head; to get flustered

2

help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

5

cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast

1

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

6

well-starched (clothing); stiffly starched

1

Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)

1

to sniff; to smell

3

base of the tongue; root of the tongue

1

state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle

7

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary

3

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

5

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

2

considerably; greatly; a lot

3

to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

1

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

9

to expel; to drive out

1

ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

1

(Shinto) priest

3

western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

1

(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)

2

purification; exorcism

15

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

3

to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

1